Desc: Attica: Directed by Cinda Firestone. With John Andrini, Herman Badillo, L.D. Barkley, Roger Champen. In 1971, inmates at Attica State Prison seized control of D-yard and took 35 hostages after peaceful efforts for reforms failed. Attica investigates the rebellion and its bloody suppression, revealing institutionalized injustices, sanctioned dishonesty, and abuses of power.